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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Chased Off The Farm For These Red Winged Blackbird Shots


Corn is ripening up in Texas, so the Redwing blackbirds are on the move. I nearly got myself beaten by some hoe wielding farm hands over these, so I hope you like them. They thought my telephoto with camo lens coat was some kind of grenade launcher or blunderbuss hunting weapon, and could not quite comprehend that I was stalking the corn rows to photograph these "pests".

https://photos.smugmug.com/Galleries/Birds-Raptors-Roadrunners/i-xWKNMCr/0/X2/Black%20Bird%20Portrait-6759-X2.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Galleries/Birds-Raptors-Roadrunners/i-b8M3PBq/0/XL/Black%20Bird%203-6797-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Galleries/Birds-Raptors-Roadrunners/i-36rWrrh/0/XL/Black%20Bird%20In%20Flight--XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Galleries/Birds-Raptors-Roadrunners/i-HL3wTFz/0/XL/Black%20Bird%203-7018-XL.jpg


Redwing Blackbird On A Sea Of Cotton Flowers
Most people don't like this one as much as the close ups, but I kind of like the serenity and vastness of the background. It is the only shot not from this season, I took it when I did not have as much telephoto range; no photoshop or cloning to clean the background.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Galleries/Birds-Raptors-Roadrunners/i-HXshkmc/0/XL/Format%202%20Smugmug-4-2-XL.jpg

Thanks for looking friends



Jul 22, 2016 at 10:04 PM
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Nicely done Chris. Maybe you should have asked permission first - that might have gotten the farm hands to relax instead of brandishing their hoes ~ Ron


Jul 22, 2016 at 10:34 PM
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surfnron wrote:
Nicely done Chris. Maybe you should have asked permission first - that might have gotten the farm hands to relax instead of brandishing their hoes ~ Ron


Thanks for stopping by Ron. I meant the post as a little tongue in cheek humor; I actually know the guy who owns the property I was shooting from; I just don't know all the (frequently temporary) hands. Also keep in mind these are huge tracts of "industrial" farmland, its not like there is a home or people living on the property. Despite the language barrier, and some initial suspicion, I think I parted reasonably friendly terms with the workers as well. I do try to be respectful of other peoples lives and property.



Jul 23, 2016 at 08:55 AM
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CG_Photography wrote:
Thanks for stopping by Ron. I meant the post as a little tongue in cheek humor; I actually know the guy who owns the property I was shooting from; I just don't know all the (frequently temporary) hands. Also keep in mind these are huge tracts of "industrial" farmland, its not like there is a home or people living on the property. Despite the language barrier, and some initial suspicion, I think I parted reasonably friendly terms with the workers as well. I do try to be respectful of other peoples lives and property.


Great.



Jul 23, 2016 at 09:53 AM
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2, 3 and the last are my picks. Show them the photos as this usually calms the soles. Then they want to look through the view finder which is of cause the ticket to stay.

Morris



Jul 24, 2016 at 09:00 AM





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